Appalachian Indians of the Warrior Mountains embodies the American Indian history of southern Appalachia, along with an underlying deep love of great Native places such as the High Town Path, Melton's Bluff, and Doublehead's Town. Rickey Butch Walker describes his childhood backyard using details that will paint a picture before your eyes of the life and times of Indian people. Find out the history of our Native Americans of the Southeastern United States, hear a story about a battle and love of a young Chickasaw maiden Magnolia, listen to the passion of Walker's voice as you read about the struggle of the removal of his own people to another land, and embark through time as you read this book. It is so important to preserve the history of our aboriginal people and realize that they played an important part of what our country is today. Some historians and books would like to start American history with Columbus, the founding presidents, or the first Thanksgiving where Indians are first mentioned. The truth is our story as Native Americans and our American history starts way before Columbus; the first people struggled for survival thousands of years before European explorers made their first appearance in this country. Rickey Butch Walker does an excellent job in this book of keeping our past alive for present day; and, he gives this gift to our youth in order for them to have a record and recollection of their ancestors for years to come. Without these facts being passed or these stories being told, our heritage would slowly fade and dry up like a grape in the sun. I appreciate the fact that Rickey Butch Walker fights to keep our American Indian stories of the Southeastern United States fading from the pages of history. Brandy W. Sutton

Warrior Mountains Indian Heritage was written for the academic and cultural enrichment of all students especially those of Southeastern Indian ancestry. The lessons are for students' reading enjoyment and are designed to meet reading and social studies objectives while providing interesting stories filled with valuable information about Southeastern Indian culture. The lessons are historically specific to the Cherokee, Creek, and Chickasaw Indians of the Southeastern United States. The student edition of Warrior Mountains Indian Heritage has local, regional, and national significance since it discusses important aspects of the history, culture, and lifestyles of some major tribes of the Southeastern United States. The student text can be used as a guide for teachers of various grades to incorporate appropriate lessons of historically important details into their reading and social studies objectives.

The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. This book embodies the American Indian history of southern Appalachia, along with an underlying deep love of great Native places such as the High Town Path, Melton's Bluff, and Doublehead's Town. Rickey Butch Walker describes his childhood backyard using details that will paint a picture before your eyes of the life and times of Indian people. Find out the history of our Native Americans of the Southeastern United States, hear a story about a battle and love of a young Chickasaw maiden Magnolia, listen to the passion Chickasaw maiden Magnolia, listen to the passion of the author's voice as you read about the struggle of the removal of his own people to another land, and embark through time as you read this book.

Designed to meet the state standards of Alabama, these lessons are historically specific to the Indian heritage of the Warrior Mountains of North Alabama and are written from an Indian perspective.